On the ecological meaning of ratio (de Wit) diagrams in plant ecology

On the ecological meaning of ratio (de Wit) diagrams in plant ecology

The purpose of this note is to point out a fundamental difference bet ween de Wit's model of competition and other models in which density is not constrained at a predetermined value. Ratio diagrams, while a convenient way of summarizing experimental results, tell us nothing ab out the competit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecology (Durham) 1981-12, Vol.62 (6), p.1679-1681
Hauptverfasser: Inouye, Richard S., Schaffer, William M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age structure
Ecological balance
Ecological competition
Human ecology
Isoclines
Notes and Comments
Plant ecology
Plants
Population ecology
Ratios
Wetland ecology
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this note is to point out a fundamental difference bet ween de Wit's model of competition and other models in which density is not constrained at a predetermined value. Ratio diagrams, while a convenient way of summarizing experimental results, tell us nothing ab out the competitive interaction when densities are not constrained.
ISSN:0012-9658
1939-9170
DOI:10.2307/1941521